Vending-machine.



W. G. MOFPET.

VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION IIL ED MAY 23, 1912.

Patented Dec. 17

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ww P W. G. MOFFET.

(VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAYZS, 1912.

Patented Dec. 17,1912.

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APPLICATION FILED mugs, 1912.

Patented Dc. 17, 1912.

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'nrsrrrip "stares "WILLIAM G. MOFFET, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VENDING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, lVILLiAM G. lt'iorrn'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cool; and State of lllinois, have invented a new and useful improvement in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates, more particularly, to machines for vending newspapers; and

my object is to provide a simple construction of vending machine for the purpose stated,

elevation of a machine constructed in acordance witn my invention, showing the machine in normal, closed condition. the section being; taken at the line 1 on .l igr 5 and viewedin the direction of the arrow; 2 is a View like Fig. 1, showing the parts of the machine in the position they occupy when actuated to deliver a newspaper. Fig. 3 is a section taken at the line 3 on l ip'. 5 and viewed in the direction of the arrow, showing newspapers in the machine for delivery therefrom and the parts of the machine in the positions they normally occupy. Fig. i is a view like Big. 3, showing the parts in the positions they occupy when delivering a newspaper. Fig. is a plan section taken at the line 5 on Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction oi? the arrow, this view showing the parts of the machine in a position corresponding to that illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4:. Fig. (5 is a 7 broken section taken at the line 6 on Fig. 5

and viewed in the direction of the arrow; and Fig. 7. a broken section taken at the line 7 on Fig. 5 and viewed in the direction of the arrow.

The easingof the machine, which may be constructed of any suitable material, as for example, sheet-iron, is represented at 8 and contains a false-bottom 9 and partitions 10 reaching shortot said false-bottom and forming therewith and with the front and rear sides of the casing, compartment 11 serving as a magazine for the newspapers to be delivered by the machine. The front Specification of Letters'Patent.

Z'iatented Knee, Hi,

Application filed May 23, 1912. Serial No, 699,158.

side 12 of the casing 8, by preference, fitted with a plate 13 of glass, through which the interior of the magazine ll may be viewed, and contains a horizontally--eX- tending slot 14- ot a width slig'l'itly greater than the length of the newspapers, when folded as hereinafter described, and in which condition they are cl'iarged into the magazine 10. j

T he rear portion of the magazine it contains a flanged plate 15 which. extends lengthwise of the machine and is spaced troin the false-bottom 9, as represented 111 Figs. 2 and 3, the plate 15 forming a ledge upon which the newspapers to be delivered hy'the machine and represented at 16, are

suppiirted at their rear edges (Figs. 2 and 3), the newspapers 16 for delivery by the mechanism hereinafter desrnibed being so folded as to present rearwardly turned edgeportions 1'? at the front. edges thereof, and in which condition they are depofted in the magazine ll in stacked condition, as represented of those illustrated in the drawings, the lowermost one of the papers rest inn at its rear-portion upon the ledge 1.5 and its rein-v'ardly-turncd edge-portion 1'7 being unsupported exceptiniras it may bear against, the bottom 9 of the magazine 10,

thereby causing the portion 17 of the lower-- inost paper it to spring downwardly and assume the position illustrated in Fig. o,

for engapei' cot by thedelivery inechanisnn of which the following is a description.

Located in the space between the plate 15 and the false-bottom 9 and extending length wise of the casing 8 are upper and lower plates 18 and 1%), respectively, each substantially of the same depth as the plate 15, as represented. The plates 18 and 19 are adapted to be telescoped with each other,

as represented in Fig. 3 and as hereinafter described, to withdraw them from the pathot movement of the portions 17 of the papers 16 as said portions spring down to the position illustrated in Fig. 3 and as hereinbefore described. The plates 18 and 19, operated as hereinafter described to discharge the papers 16 through the slot 14% for delivery from the machine, are guidedly' to more horizontally, in groom in the inner surfaces of the partitions it) at their lower ends, and disposed midway vertic-ally of the top and bottom of the dischargoslot it; the upper plate 18 which is Q v memes of slightly less length than the distance between said partitions, and rests at alts forward edge upon the late 19, dieing provided at oppdsite end with laterally extending upwardly-defle eted lugs 2I which extend into. the grooves; and at which it is supported therein, and containing trans.

versely extending ,slots 22....ifowardfits opposite ends, into 'whichheaded gasses carried on the upper surface of the'plate 19' extend, "whereby the- ;telescfiping of the plates 18 and 19., and extension thereof may be effected as and'for the purpose hereinafter explained.

In the operation of the machine the plates 18 and 19 are caused to be projected forwardly from the folded'or telescoped condition represented in .Fig. 3;to the condition illustrated in Fig. 4 for discharging a paper16 through the slot 14:, the plate 19 in this operation entering, at its forward edge, the hook-portion of the paper 16 formed by the rear wardly turned edge 17 andiforc ngthe pa per forward, a description of the preferred means for thus operating the plates 18 and 19 bein as follows: Journaled in lu s 24 on the v ass of the casing 8 is a sha t 25 equipped with a pair of upwardly-extending arms 26 spaced apart and rigidly secured thereto, the arms'26, which. are located in the casing 8 in the spaces between the easing-sides and the partitions 10, being connected by links 27 with the plate 19.;The

' ing the arms 26 to the left in'Fig- ,-3 from the position therein illustrated tofthe poi-5 sition illustrated in Fi 4, by rotating the shaft '25 to as 18h in Ft e, the plate 19 will be projected to the legt in Fig. 3 and through the slot 14, a'ndrby reason of itssaid slot and pin oonnettion with the I ledge 15', as represented in said last-mom plate 18 will cause thelatter to'move with the plate 19 as represented imFig. 4, and when shaft 25 is rotated in thefopposite di-, rection to return the arms to the position represented in Fig. 3 the plates 18 and 19 will be telescoped and extend beneath the tioned figure.

In machines of this general character provision is made for the operation of the machine only upon the introduction therein of a coin, or other token. Any suitable means for coiiperation with the drive-shaft 24 for the above stated purpose may be provided, a description of those-illustrated being as follows: Journaled on an end of the shaft 25 is she ts 31 equipped at its outer end- 'withan' operating crank-handle 32 and in-- termedi'ate its ends with an upwardly-exv tending arm 33 fixed thereto. The inner end of the sleeve 31, which contains a peripheral annular groove 34, extends into a boss 35 pro- .vided on the adjacent one ofthe arms 26,

said boss carrying a pin 36 which extends intothe groove 34 for preventing accidents 3 Withdrawal of the handle 32 from theshait 25. The upper endof the boss-equipped arm 26 is provided on a face thereof with laterally-extending lugs 37 and 38 spaced apart a distance considerably in excess of the diameter of the coin, that indicated at 39, with which it is intended that the operation of the machine be controlled. The arm 33 is equipped at its upper end with upper and lower lugs 40 and 41, respectively, which project into the space between the lugs 37 and 38 and engage with the front face of the lug 38 which forms a stop for the arm 33 when the parts of the machine are in normal position (Fig; 1),

and through the medium of which the shaft 24 and parts connected therewith are returnable to normal position, lugs to and. 41 being spaced apart a distance sufficient to cause them to pass by the lug 37, above and below the latter, without engaging therewith, when thmshaft 25 isrotated to theleft in Fig. 1, and thus'the shaft 25 will not be turned unless a coin or other token is introduced into engagement with the lugs 37, 40 and 41, as hereinafter described-.-

The parts'just described are so proportioned and arranged that the distance between the lugs 37, 40 and 41, when the parts are in normal position, is slightly greater than he diameter of the coin 39. The coins 39 are adapted to be fed to the operating mechanism described through a chute. 42, which opens at its upper end, through the front side of the casing 8 as represented at 43,-and terminates'at its lower end in a discharge-opening 44 so disposed that a coin deposited into the chute will drop into the space between the lugs 37, 40 and 41', and rest against the spring arm 45, secured to the casing (Fig. 1) whereby upon rotating the shaft 25 to the left in Fig. 1, the coin 39, by reason of its interpos tion between the lugs 37, 40 and 41, will cause the arms 26 to be swung to the lttjin said last-named figure and operate the papendischarging 129 plates 18 and 19 as hereinbefore described, the coin 39, upon the act of rotating the shaft 25 in the opposite direction to return the parts to normal position, after the paper-delivering operation, dropping to the 125 bottom of the caslng 8.

It is desirable that means guarding the interior of the machine against access through the discharge-slot 14 thereo f, be"

provided, and to this end I provide np 1 as for example, 8

. then swings the handle 32 to the mew-ea and lower yoke-shaped members 46 and 41?,

- respectively, which are pivoted at their rear ends as inchcated at 48 and 49, to lugs on the interior of the casing end are operated automatically to more them up and down, respectively, (Fig, 2) to permit a paper to be discharged through the slot 14 when the plates 18 and 19 are projected forwardly, as hereinbefore described, and to move them to slot-closing condition (Fig. 1} upon the act of retracting the plates .18 and 19. The-means for time operating the members 46 and 47 comprise plates 51 lo cated at opposite ends of said members and pivoted between their. ends, as indicated at.

-,52,-to depending brackets 53 secured to the artitions Ii the lates. 51 loeiinn connected in front of the brackets 53, with the upper 'ofthe arms 26 rolling along said surfaces and operating to oscillate the plates 51, by

' engagement alternately with the surfaces 61 aid to separate the yolres 4:6 and l? by swinging them in opposite directions W ien the arms 26am swung to the left in Fig. 1. for discharging a paper through the slot 14, and bring them together to close the slot 14% when the arms 26 are swung in the opposite direction to Withdraw the pirates 1'8 and 19 to the position represented in Fig. 3.

The following described operation oi the -mach-ine will be manifest from the foregi'iing description. .To operate the machine, assuming the magazine 9 tocontain papers 16 folded and stacked there n, as herembefore described, and that the pzrts of the machine are in their normal positions illustrated nrFlg's. 1 and 3, a com 39 of the desired denomination is dropped into the slot 43, the coin thus deposited passing through tne chute" 42 and lodging on the spring arm. 4&5 and between the lugs 87,40 and 41. The operator 7 11in ll igs. 1 and 3, with the result of s nging; the arms 26 to the left in a l figures and cansto beprojected to ing the plates and 19 the left therein for et-igagiug with a paper,

'as hereinbefore described, and advancing through the slot; 14-, from which it. may be readily Withdrawn by hand, the yokes at? eggand 47, during i'he said; operation oi?.. 2hoarms 26, separating no the position illustrated in Fig. 2, to permit the slot. ii to become uncovered for passage of the paper there'lhrougl'i. The engagement ot the lugs e0 and il. on the arm 33 with the lug 28 on the arm 26, operates to return the parts of the mechanism operated .l'rom the shaft 25,

to normal position (Figs. 1 and 3), upon swinging the handle 32 lo the right in Figs. 2 and i.

it will be noted that. not only is mechanism constructed in accordance with any invention simple and economical of lnanih facture, but it is rendered positive in its operation, and there exists no danger of clogging of the papers therein.

While I have illustrated and described a specific construction constituting an embodi- 'ment of my invention, I do not Wish to be understood as intending to limit it to said constructlon, the same may he variously altered and. modified without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim new, anddesire id secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. in a vending machine of the character described, the combination of a casing adapted to receive the articles to he vended, eachv folded to present a flange, said casing containing a (19A: ,v zry-og iening, means for engaging with the flanges on said articles to deliver them to said opening, comprising- .relatively movable members guidedly supported opposite said opening, means connected with one of said meml'iers for moving it toward said opening, and means operated by the one of .said znen'ibcrs to which said actuating means are connected. operating after the initial movement of said last; re-

ferred to member to advance therewith the other oil: said members toward said opening,

for the purpose set forth.

In a vending n'iaehizze of the character described, the combim on cl a casing adapted to receive the air les to be rcnded, each folded to present. a flange, said casing containing a delivery-opening, means for eneaging with the flanges onsaid articles to d iver them to said opening, comprising relntivel movnl1 le members, one of which :ontains an elongated longitudinally extending slot and the other thereof equipped with a pin extending into said slot, said members being guidedly supported opposite said o 'iening, and means engaging with one of said memlmrs ior movingit toward said openingsaid slot and pin beingso disposed as to cause the other of said members to be advanced toward said deliveryopening after the initial increment of, andtogether with, the one of ad nien'mers to which said newating means are connected, for purpose set forth.

vending machine of the character 'oed, the combination oi casing adapted tOIQCGIVB the articles to be vended each folded to present said casingcontaining and means fornngaging ing comprising relatively-movable guidedlysupported members, and means foractuating both of said members, for the purpose fset forth. c 1o 4. In a vending machine of the character .described, the combination of a casing adapted to receive the. articles to be vended each folded to present adepending flange,

saidcasing containin a delivery opening,

a slide for-engaging with the flanges-0n said articles to move them into said opening comprising upper and lower relativelymovable members opposing said opening,

andmeans for actuating saidmembers, for.

the purpose set forth. v

5. In a vending machine of the character described, the combination of a casing adapted to receive the articles to be vend'ed.

present a depending flange,- saidcasing containing a delivery opening,-

-- a slide for engaging with the flanges on said .each folded to articles to move them into said opening com.- prising upper and .lower members,- and means connected with one of said members so for moving them toward said 0 hing and I into engagement'with the flange oi the lowermost article, for the purpose set forth. 7

6. In a vending machine of the character described,---- the combination of a casing adapted to receive the articles to be vended and-folded to afford depending flanges, said casing containing a delivery-o ening, a sups port for the articles exten ing partway across said casingto be spaced from said 40 delivery-opening, a slide formed of relatively movable members extending below said support and operating to'engage with the flanges on said varticles and deliver them in succession to said opening, means connected with one of said members for inoving it toward said delivery-opening, andm'eans op erated by the one of said members to which said actuating means are connected, operating after theiinitial movement of said last referred to member to advance therewith the other of said members towardsaid opening, said slide being retractable to a position in which it will notobstructthedescent of the flanged portions of the article's.

7. In a vending' machineof the character described, the conibination of a casing adapted to receive the'articles t6 bevendcd and folded to afford depending flanges, said casing containing a delivery opening, a su' port for the articles extending part-way across said casing to be ispaccdhi'rom said delivery opening, means or engiiging with the flanges on the articles to dischargethc latter through said opening, comprising reciprocablo relatively-niovable members a depending flange,- a delivery opening,

with the flanges on v 5, said articles to move them into said openjournaled rock-shaft equipped ,sguidedlysupported to extend belowisaid support, and means for" reciprocating said. members. ,-.f

8. In a vending machine of the character, described, the combination of a casin' adapted to receive thearticles to be vende v and folded to afford depending flanges, said casing containing adelivery opening, a support for the articles extending part way across said casing to be spaced from said do; livery opening, upper and lower movable plates located below said support and oppos mg said opening, means for guidingsaidplates, means 'operatively connected oneof sai'd plates for projecting it toward said opening and into engagement with the; flange on' the lowermost article, and means] for actuating the other of said plates fromthe one connected with said actuating means, for the purpose set fort 9. In a--i 'ending machine of the character described, the combination of a casin adapted to receive the articles tobe vcnde and folded to afi'ord depending flanges, said casing containing a delivery opening, a. support for the articles extending, part-'way across said casing to be spaced from said delivery opening, upper and lower plates located below said support and guidedly' supported opposite said opening, a suitablywith arms, links connecting said arms with one of said plates for removing the latter toward said opening and into engagement with the flange of the lowermost article, and means for moving the other of said plates during the final/movement of said flangeengagin'g late. p 10. In a vending machine, the combina tion with its casing, containing an articledischarge opening and adapted to receive the articles to be vended, of means for de livering the articles in succession to said opening, guard means for said openingcomprising upper and lower yoke-shaped members pivotally connected at their lateral portions on said casing and extending at their intermediate portion adjacent to said opening, and means operating. automatically upon actuating said article-feeding means to discharge an article into said opening, to actuate said yoke-shaped members in opposite directions to spread them apart'and \m cover said opening and to swing said members toward each other to close said opening upon the act of returning said articledclivering means to normal position.

11. ';In a vending machine, the combination with its casing containing an articledischarge opening, of means for delivering the articles in succession to said opening, guarding-menus for said opening pivotally connected with said casing, and a pii'otally supported cum-equipped memberoperatively connected with said guard means andnearest engageable at its cam-portion by said article-delivering means, for the purpose set forth.

1:2. In a vendingmachine, the combination with its casing; containing an article discharge opening and adapted to receive the articles to be vended, of means for discharging the articles in succession to said opening, guard means for said opening comprising upper and lower pivotally-connected members adapted when in one position to close said opening and when moved from said position to uncover said opening, a pivotally-supported cam-member adapted to be engaged at its cam.portion by" said article-delivering means, and means operatively connecting said cam member with said guard-plates for movingithe latter in opposite directions when said. cam-equipped member is actuated, for the purpose set forth.

13. In a vending machine, the combination with its casing, containing an articledischarge opening and. adapted to receive the articles to be vended, of means "for deliveringsaid articles in succession. to said opening, and guard means for said opening com )risin u'ner and lower ivot-all -su ported plates, ,i'erving when in one position to close said opening and when moved from such position to uncover it, a cam-equipped member pivotally supported between its ends and adapted to be oscillated by engagement of said artieleailelivering means there with, and means connecting said camequipped member with said platesiat opposite sides of the point at which said camequipped member ispivotally supported, for the purpose set forth.

Lil. In a vending machine, the combination with its casing, containing an articledischarge opening and adapted to receive the articles to be vcnded, of means for delivering said articles in succession to said openin 'uard means for said opening compris- ,7 b in; a grinding-device for said opcning -a pivot-ally-supported cammember operatively connected with saiddevicc, and means for operating said canvmcmbcr "from said. article-delivery means, the whole being constructed and arranged to cause said devi e to be moved to uncover said opening when said article-delivering means are actuated to deliver an article, and be moved to close said opening when said last-named means are actuated to reposition the latter tor the next delivery and to cause said device to be locked against movement in a direction to uncover said opening when said article-delivering means are retracted.

'15. in a vending machine, the icmbina tion with its casing containing an article discharge openii'ag', of means for delivering the articles in succession to said opening, iueluding a rock-member, a guarding device said arc-shaped and tangential surfaces of said pivotally-supportedmember for oscillating the latter, for the purpose set forth.

16. In a vending machine, the combina-' tion with its casing containing an'articledischarge opening, of means for delivering; the articles in succession to said opening, including a rock member, pivotall wsupported upper and lower plates in said casing forming a guard-device for said opening, a pivotally-supported member provided with an arc-shaped surface concentric with the axis of saidrock member and terminating in a surface tangential to said arcshaped surface, and means on said rock member engaging with said arc-shaped and tangential surfaces on said pivotally-supported member for oscillating the latter, for the purpose set forth,

17. In a vending machine, the combination with its casing containing an articledischarge opening, of means for delivering the articles in succession to said opening, including a rock. member, \pivotallysupported upper and lower plates in said casing forming a guard-dovice for said opening, a member pivotallysupported, between its ends and provided with an arc-shapedvsur face concentric withthc axis of rock member and terminating in a surface tangential to arc-shaped surface, means connecting said last-named member with said plates at opposite sides of the point of pivotal support of said member, and means on said rock-member engaging with said arc-shaped and tangential surfaces of said. pivotally-supported member for icillating the latter, for the purpose set forth.

18. in a vending machine oi the character described, the combination of a casing adapted to receive articles to be vended and folded to form flanges, said casing containing a delivery-opening, a member against which the articles bear, said member extending partway across said casing to be other of said members toward said opening,

said slide being retractable to a position in which it will not obstruct the flanges "on said articles, for the purpose set forth.

19'. In a vending machine, the. combination with its casing contaimng'an articledischarge opening and adapted to receive the articles to be vended, of means for delivering the articles in'succ'ession to said opening, guard means for saidopening oomprislng uppe'r'and lower members extending,

when in normal condition, across said opening to close-the latter, and means perating automatically upon actuating said articlefeeding means to discharge an article into' said opening, to actuate sa d guard members in opposite, directions to spread them apart and uncover said opening and to swing said members toward each other to closesaid opening upon the act of returning said article-delivery means to normal position.

20. In a vending machine, the combination with its casing containing an articledischarge opening and adapted to receive the artlcles to be vended, of'means for discharging the articles in succession to said r opening, guard means for said'opening comprising upper and lower members entending y when in normal condltion across sald opening to close the 5 latter, and when moved from said position to uncover said opening, a pivotally su ported cam-member adapted to be engage at its cam-portion by said article-delivery means, and means operatively connecting said cam-member with said guard members for moving the latter in oppositedirections when said cam-equipped member is actuated for the purpose set forth.

21. tion with its caslng containing an articledisoharge opening In a vending machine, the combina-,

faces and adapted to receive the articles to be vended, of means for dis charging the articles in succession to said openmg, guard means for said opening comprlsmg upper and lower members supported to be movable toward and away from each other and adapted when in one position to close said opening, and when moved from said position toruncoversaidopening, a rock n1ember,-. means connecting sald rock memher with said guard members for movingethe latter-in opposite directions when said rock member is actuated,.and means operated'by saldarticle-delivery mechanism for rocking said rock member for the purpose set forth.

22. In a vending machine, the combinatron with its casing containing an articledl'sc'harge opening and adaptedto receive ing, guard means for said opening comprismg a movable guard device, a rock-member connected with said guard device and pro-r vided with a plurality of bearing surfaces, and means, operated from said' atticle-deliw ery means,

and from one of said surfaces to the other thereof, for rocking said rock member, the' whole being constructed and arranged to cause said guard'device to be' moved to the articles to be vended, of means for deliverln'g said articles in succession to said openand movable against said stir;

uncover said opening when 'said articledelivery means are actuatedlto deliver'an article, and be moved to close said opening when said last-named means are actuated to 

